Eliot A. Jardines was the first Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source (ADDNI/OS) in the United States.DNI Open Source Conference 2008 "Decision Advantage" agenda, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, July 2008.

Early life and education

Born in New York City to a Cuban father and Costa Rican mother, Jardines is fluent in Spanish and was raised in

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. As a teenager, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America).Eliot A. Jardines - LinkedIn profile
/ref> He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with a dual degree in political science and Latin American studies. He received a Master of Arts degree in international studies from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence degree from the Joint Military Intelligence College. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Executive Leadership at George Washington University.

Military career

Jardines served in military intelligence assignments overseas and in the United States in both the active Army and the Army Reserve. He got his start in open source intelligence as a member of the US Army's 434th Military Intelligence Detachment (Strategic), which was affiliated with Yale University and commanded by then Colonel Rob Simmons, a former Connecticut Congressman. According to press reports, Jardines ran OSINT efforts at the 66th Military Intelligence Group in Augsburg, Germany.

Business career (1996–2005)

Mr. Jardines was the founder and president of Open Source Publishing, Inc., a privately held firm providing open source intelligence support to the public and private sectors. The firm was acquired by Radiance Technologies, Inc., where he served as the director of the Radiance Open Source Intelligence Division.

Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence (2005–2008)

Assuming his position on 5 December 2005, he was responsible for developing strategic direction, establishing policy and managing fiscal resources for open source exploitation as well as document and media exploitation for the Office of the

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(ODNI). He is notable as the foremost U.S. federal government authority with respect to Open source intelligence, for establishing the National Open Source Enterprise and for authoring ICD301.DNI Intelligence Community Directive 301
"National Open Source Enterprise"
11 July 2006. According to an intelligence blogger
Jardines was a contender for the CIA Director
position when Porter Goss resigned.

Current position

Jardines returned to the private sector as the Chief Knowledge Officer of CENTRA Technology, Inc. in April 2008. He currently serves on the Loudoun County Criminal Justice Board, Clarke County Sheriff's Office Advisory Council, and the Shenandoah University Business School Advisory Board.

References

Washington Times - Inside the Ring: Secrecy culture
21 April 2006

19 April 2006

20 March 2006 * ttp://www.afcea.org/signal/articles/templates/SIGNAL_Article_Template.asp?articleid=1102&zoneid=31 Signal Magazine - Intelligence Center Mines Open SourcesMarch 2006
CBS Evening News - Secret Information In Plain Sight
10 January 2006 - article and video
Audio Interview with Mr. Jardines
7 December 2005
Defense Consulting & Outsourcing - Integrating Open Source Intelligence
22 August 2005

21 June 2005 * ttp://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2005_hr/062105jardines.pdf Testimony to Congress Regarding Open Source Intelligence and Homeland Security21 June 2005 {{DEFAULTSORT:Jardines, Eliot A. Living people American civil servants American people of Cuban descent American people of Costa Rican descent University of New Mexico alumni University of Connecticut alumni National Intelligence University alumni George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development alumni Open-source intelligence Year of birth missing (living people) Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source People from Fairfield, Connecticut